Pentacles · Minor Arcana
Three of Pentacles
Upright
métiertradeskilled labourusually
Métier, trade, skilled labour; usually, however, regarded as a card of nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.
Reversed
mediocrityin work and otherwisepuerilitypettiness
Mediocrity, in work and otherwise, puerility, pettiness, weakness.
✦ Symbolism & Description
The imagery
A sculptor at his work in a monastery. Compare the design which illustrates the Eight of Pentacles. The apprentice or amateur therein has received his reward and is now at work in earnest.
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